Driver sentenced over crash on busy Northampton road which left child injured among these cases in court

■ These cases were heard by Northamptonshire magistrates on May 13

ION MARIN, aged 27, of Kingsland Avenue, Northampton, on December 6, 2024, stole alcohol and toiletries to the value of £720 belonging to Tesco, two counts of theft from a shop — on February 27, 2025, stole 12 bottles of alcohol, laundry product and two confectionary products to the value of £397.80, belonging to Asda, going equipped for theft by carrying a large adapted magnet; 16 weeks in prison suspended for 18 months, compensation of £720, prosecution costs £85.

JAMIE COX, aged 23, of Harrier Park, Northampton, drug driving; fined £362, surcharge to fund victim services £145, costs £85, disqualified from driving for 12 months.

AXEL BOSCOVITCH, aged 35, of Maidencastle, Northampton, drove while using a handheld mobile phone / device on Lumbertubs Way, Northampton, fined £120, surcharge £48, costs £325, six points.

JAY COLES, aged 30, of Wade Meadow Court, Northampton, used a vehicle with no insurance; fined £108, surcharge £43, costs £85.

■ These cases were heard on May 14

KRISTIAN BARNATT, aged 25, of The Ashes, Wootton, failed to stop a vehicle when required by police; fined £333, surcharge £133, costs £130.

JOHN LUCK, aged 54, of no fixed abode, harassment by breach of a restraining order; fined £80, surcharge £32, costs £85.

TINO CHIPEMBERE, aged 26, of Balmoral Road, Northampton, drug driving, used a vehicle without third party insurance; fined £346, disqualified for 12 months, surcharge £138, costs £85.

PETRISOR DINCA, aged 29, of Lincoln Road, Northampton, possession of a class B drug — cannabis and cannabis resin; conditionally discharged for 12 months, costs £85.

KENNETH MBAE, aged 48, of Abington Avenue, Northampton, drove without due care and attention on Wellingborough Road, Northampton — went through a red light on a pedestrian crossing and collided with a child causing slight injury; fined £121, surcharge £48, costs £130, five points.

TINA KINGSTON, aged 54, of Briar Hill Road, Northampton, drove a vehicle without due care and attention on Briar Hill Road junction with Queen Eleanor Road at Towcester Road, Northampton — pulled out of a junction and collided with a cyclist causing slight injury; fined £135, surcharge £54, costs £130, five points.

MUHAMMAD RAMZAN, aged 23, of The Briars, Northampton, used a vehicle without third party insurance, two counts of being a driver involved an a road accident causing damage to another vehicle failed to stop, two counts of being a driver of a vehicle involved in a road accident at St Peter's Way roundabout failed to report that accident; fined £800, surcharge £320, costs £130, disqualified for six months.

COLIN HICKS, aged 79, of Moorend Road, Yardley Gobion, drove without due care and attention on the A508, Northampton Road, Cosgrove, — failed to merge back into correct lane after roadworks, colliding with a central traffic island causing a traffic sign to dislodge and smash a bus window causing injury to a passenger; fined £193, surcharge £77, costs £130, five points.

ALEXANDER DUFFIELD, aged 49, of The Stour, Daventry, speeding — 45mph on Royal Oak Way South, Daventry, exceeding the legal limit of 30mph; fined £100, three points.

GRAHAM STARMER, aged 56, of Hardingstone Lane, Northampton, speeding — 54mph on Mereway, Northampton, exceeding the legal limit of 40mph; fined £768, surcharge £41, costs £110, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending.

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